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Amphibians
(Frogs, Toads, Salamanders)
Austin-Area Amphibians
(Frogs, Toads, Salamanders)
An amphibian is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises of frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. They are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
An amphibian is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises of frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. They are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
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Frogs
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (literally without tail in Ancient Greek).
Upland Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris triseriata feriarum - wiki)
No claim to original - U.S. Government works
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Toads
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
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Toads
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
Houston Toad
(Anaxyrus houstonensis - wiki)
Photo by Dr. Robert Thomas - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Salamanders
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
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Salamanders
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.
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Frogs
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (literally without tail in Ancient Greek).
Upland Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris triseriata feriarum - wiki)
Photos by No claim to original - U.S. Government works
Austin-Area
Toads
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.
Houston Toad
(Anaxyrus houstonensis - wiki)
Photo by Dr. Robert Thomas - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Salamanders
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults.